May 2025 — This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Asian Canadian Labour Alliance (ACLA) — a milestone that honours a quarter-century of grassroots organizing, advocac, and unwavering commitment to building racial justice, inclusive workplaces, and representation in Canada’s labour movement. Established in 2000, ACLA has grown into a national voice for Asian Canadian … Read more
Hello! Welcome to our new website that we’ve just launched. We’re so excited to share it with you.
In recognition of Asian Heritage Month in Canada celebrated annually during the month of May, ACLA was invited to share our thoughts on Rabble Radio on the history of Asian labour in Canada. Listen to the two-part podcast conversation between rabble’s labour reporter Kiah Lucero, and Patricia Chong and Karine Ng from the Ontario and … Read more
ACLA is pleased to contribute to the release of WHITE RIOT, The 1907 Anti-Asian Riots in Vancouver, edited by Henry Tsang. White Riot: The 1907 Anti-Asian Riots in Vancouver explores the conditions leading up to and the impact of a demonstration and parade in Vancouver, Canada, organized by the Asiatic Exclusion League and the ensuing … Read more
To our beloved Asian relatives:We stand in solidarity with you.Our commitment begins with healing our relations and walking the path of reconciliation.Because we also come from colonized places of wounded relations.We are rooted in the immutable truth that restoring the justice of Indigenous peoples is fundamental to our liberation.We honour and raise the voices of … Read more
By Stephanie Fung, Anna Liu, Karine Ng, and Chris Ramsaroop, The Monitor – Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives https://monitormag.ca/articles/uprooting-the-racism-in-our-ranks Race-motivated hate crimes have surged during the pandemic. But these crimes only scratch the surface of the multiple forms of racism that racialized communities have endured during the pandemic. Read the full article here.
An article on, “What is the model minority myth?” including an interview with Karine Ng, ACLA in BC member.
Monday, May 31, 2021 from 7:00-8:00 p.m. EDTWatch the recording here. The Asian Canadian Labour Alliance (with chapters in British Columbia and Ontario) and the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists – Canada are holding a forum for all candidates vying for the leadership positions of the Canadian Labour Congress. Given the current challenges faced by … Read more
August 27, 2020 from 4:30-6:00 PM EDT. Register here. ***NOTE: This is a focused webinar discussion organized for community members who self-identify as East and Southeast Asian. Are We Complicit? Join us for a conversation where we’ll be discussing anti-Blackness among East and South East Asian communities and how this can perpetuate anti-Black racism in … Read more
The Asian Canadian Labour Alliance (ACLA) stands in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en peoples and allies currently resisting the attempts by the Canadian colonial state to extract natural resources and to infringe on the aspirations and desires of the Wet’suwet’en people’s on their unceded territory by poisoning their land, their water and destroying their way of … Read more